Paula Abdul says she is ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ by the death of a former contestant Mary in an apparent suicide outside her home. 

According to reports her car had a licence plate that read ABL LV, which could be an abbreviation of ‘Abdul Love’, and a picture of Abdul hanging from the rear-view window.  Also prescription drugs were involved.

When Mary sang in 2006 the judges all gave her bad reviews, with Simon Cowell calling attention to braces in her mouth and saying he did not know how anyone could sing with ‘that much metal.’